Verizon Thunderbolt hard reset

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Last Updated: 17 March 2011

Restarting or factory resetting your Verizon Thunderbolt 4G LTE phone

Restarting your phone (soft reset)If your phone is running slower than normal, an application is not performing properly, or your phone becomes unresponsive, try restarting your phone and see if that helps solve the problem.If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. Press and hold the POWER button, and then tap Restart.When asked to confirm, tap Restart.If you can’t restart the phone following the above steps, remove the battery, wait for a few seconds, reinsert the battery, and then turn the phone on.

Performing a HTC Thunderbolt factory reset (hard reset)

Performing a HTC Thunderbolt LTE 4G factory reset using phone buttons

If you can’t turn on your phone or access the phone settings, you can still perform a factory reset by using the buttons on the phone.With the phone turned off, press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button, and then press the POWER button for a while.Wait for the screen with the three Android images to appear, and then release the VOLUME DOWN button.Press VOLUME DOWN to select FACTORY RESET, and then press the POWER button.

If you’re passing your phone on to someone else or your phone has a persistent problem that cannot be solved, you can do a factory reset (also called a hard reset). This returns your phone to the state it was in before the first time you turned it on.Factory reset will not erase the data and files that are on the storage card.Factory reset is not a step to be taken lightly. It’ll permanently delete all your data and customized settings, and will remove any applications you’ve downloaded and installed. Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a factory reset.

Performing a factory reset via settings

General advice: Before you buy a new cell phone or new tablet, please try the following procedure to repair your device in a software way. First charge your battery, backup your important data if possible and in most cases take out SIM and SD card before doing factory reset. It is impossible to recover your data after doing a hard reset, so online backup is always important. For all of your data, a backup should be done on an external device, hard drive, raid system or media. With or without insurance, if your cell phone lost, damaged or stolen at least your invaluable data is backed up in a safe place. If you are about to sell your phone and you want to wipe your personal data, or if your phone affected with virus you have to do a hard reset. In some cases, you can delete the forgotten password or lock pattern from your device as well. All information is for devices with stock based ROMs. If you are using rooted device, always back up your EFS folder first, containing your IMEI info, etc.! Please also note, that a hard reset operation will not unlock your mobile phone's SIM lock or network lock, but it will remove the unlock pattern, remove the user password or PIN password (NOT the SIM card's 4 digit PIN code). Also note that the firmware version will not be affected in any way, it will not be downgraded, it will remain the same you are using and if you have rooted your device, root privileges remain also unaffected.